Patents by Inventor Brad Vasel

Brad Vasel has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Methods and means for using a photosensor as an encoder and a trigger
    Patent number: 7102122
    Abstract: A method of using a photosensor as an encoder and a trigger in a production apparatus includes imaging natural surface features of a target, generating data frames of the surface features using the photosensor, processing the data frames to detect movement of the target, and triggering otherwise dormant production components once a movement of the target is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Fred Ornellas, Raymond L. Davis, Brad Vasel
  • Methods and means for using a photosensor as an encoder and a trigger
    Publication number: 20040238725
    Abstract: A method of using a photosensor as an encoder and a trigger in a production apparatus includes imaging natural surface features of a target, generating data frames of the surface features using the photosensor, processing the data frames to detect movement of the target, and triggering otherwise dormant production components once a movement of the target is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2003
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: Fred Ornellas, Raymond L. Davis, Brad Vasel